Assembly Bill A4178

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Provides that health insurance contracts and policies for long term care shall be renewable unless there is nonpayment of premiums

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2013-A4178 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Insurance
Law Section:
Insurance Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง1117, Ins L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A6430
2011-2012: A6803
2015-2016: A3400
2017-2018: A10295
2019-2020: A6882
2021-2022: A3123
2023-2024: A3625

2013-A4178 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that health insurance contracts and policies for long term care shall be renewable each year at the option of the insured unless there is nonpayment of premiums.

2013-A4178 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  4178

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 1, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. COOK, KAVANAGH -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.
  BOYLAND, COLTON, GALEF, GOTTFRIED, GUNTHER, HOOPER --  read  once  and
  referred to the Committee on Insurance

AN  ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation to the renewal of health
  insurance policies for long term care

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Paragraphs 5 and 6 of subsection (b) of section 1117 of the
insurance law are renumbered paragraphs 6 and 7 and a new paragraph 5 is
added to read as follows:
  (5)  THE  PLAN'S  PROVISIONS,  AND ANY CONTRACTS OR POLICIES ISSUED IN
CONNECTION WITH A PLAN, PROVIDE  THAT  ANY  CONTRACT  OR  POLICY  ISSUED
SHALL,  AT  THE OPTION OF THE INSURED, BE RENEWABLE EACH YEAR UNLESS THE
INSURED FAILS TO PAY THE PREMIUMS DUE FOR SUCH RENEWAL, IN  WHICH  EVENT
THE INSURER MAY CANCEL SUCH CONTRACT OR POLICY;
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.






 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06644-01-3

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